This variety is rather small. A fish with body 5 inches long is considered very large, and the 

 average is much less. The caudal fin is shorter than the body proper. 



This curious and interesting variety is now extensively grown in parts of Japan, and it or the 

 original Chinese form is common in America and Europe. The fish has very defective sight and 

 is unable to adapt itself to the protruding eyeball, for in the adult stage it is very likely to injure 

 the eyes by swimming against hard objects, and so becomes blind. The fish is solitary in its habits, 

 and does not swim with its fellows, in this respect differing from all the goldfish long cultivated in 

 Japan. 



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